Author: Marie Gionet
The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE) Pontiac held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday morning, in the presence of various people involved. Sylvie Landriault, executive director of the organization, summarized the highlights of the past year for the CJE Pontiac. During the event, some testimonials were delivered from customers “satisfied” with the services offered by the CJE […]
A tribute to volunteers in the different communities across the MRC was held Thursday night in Campbell’s Bay to highlight the commitment and involvement of citizens and groups in their communities, as expressed by Warden Jane Toller after last nights’ ceremony: The mayors each presented a volunteer from their community. The Mayor of Mansfield Gilles […]
More than 100 students and special guests gathered to the Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School gymnasium in Shawville on Thursday afternoon to rebrand the gym “The Bryan Murray Memorial Gymnasium”, in memory of Bryan Murray, former NHL head coach and Ottawa Senators general manager from Shawville. His wife, Geri Murray, who cut the inauguration ribbon […]
The Village en Fête 2019 was cancelled yesterday by the organizers due to the weather forecast announced for the end of the week. The event scheduled for this Saturday, June 15th in the heart of Fort-Coulonge was cancelled via the municipality’s Facebook page. The organizers wrote that the situation is “out of our control” and […]
Jennifer McCourt talking about the Voyageur Cycling trail expansion, with our host Eric O’Brien.
A golf tournament for the Mansfield Fire Department will be held on July 13th at the Pontefract Golf Club. From the Mansfield Fire Department, Richard Pleau, explained that the money raised during the event will allow the firefighters to upgrade their equipment. The complete interview in French is available here.
According to Sylvain Bégin, the organizer of Canada en Fête, Mansfield is preparing to welcome many visitors from across Quebec thanks to the performances of Marjo, Martin Deschamps and Breen Leboeuf. Remember that the Canada Celebrate Event in Mansfield will take place from June 28th to 30th. For information on tickets and programming, visit their […]
The municipality of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet will host a St-Jean Batiste celebration once again this year on June 23rd and 24th at their Recreation Center. The Councilmen and event organizer, James Azola, gave an overview of the weekend. Extract – James Azola – National Holiday Preview The full interview with James Azola is available here.
After a violent storm on Monday night and a major blackout, Alleyn-and-Cawood’s telephone lines stopped working for several hours. The municipality says the incident did not have an impact on the residents. “Hydro Quebec and Bell Canada have been quick to meet our needs. It seems to this day that there has been no major […]
The subject of use of the Cycloparc PPJ has resurfaced in recent months. In that time, a committee was created at the MRC to look in to the multi-use of the bike path and an open letter was published in the May 22nd edition of the Pontiac Journal entitled: ”PPJ committee begins with a perceived […]